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Bill Plummer
William Francis Plummer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 19, 1968
  vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 7, 1978
Born March 21, 1947 in Oakland, CA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)

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        Bill Plummer was Johnny Bench's backup for 8 years. He won two championships with the Big Red Machine in 1975 and 1976. I have Bill's 1976 Reds home game used jersey.

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 21 CHC NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 23 CIN NL   4    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .125  .222  .125   -5    1   0   0   0   1   0
 1971 24 CIN NL  10   19    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   2
 1972 25 CIN NL  38  102    8   19   4  0   2    9   0  0   4  20  .186  .211  .284   44   29   2   3   2   0   3
 1973 26 CIN NL  50  119    8   18   3  0   2   11   1  0  18  26  .151  .268  .227   42   27   1   0   5   1   2
 1974 27 CIN NL  50  120    7   27   7  0   2   10   1  0   6  21  .225  .258  .333   66   40   1   2   0   0   4
 1975 28 CIN NL  65  159   17   29   7  0   1   19   1  0  24  28  .182  .291  .245   49   39   0   4   2   2   0
 1976 29 CIN NL  56  153   16   38   6  1   4   19   0  2  14  36  .248  .311  .379   94   58   1   0   0   0   7
 1977 30 CIN NL  51  117   10   16   5  0   1    7   1  1  17  34  .137  .244  .205   22   24   0   1   1   0   1
 1978 31 SEA AL  41   93    6   20   5  0   2    7   0  0  12  19  .215  .305  .333   80   31   1   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     367  892   72  168  37  1  14   82   4  3  95 191  .188  .267  .279   53  249   6  10  10   4  22
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        394   32   74  16  0   6   36   2  1  42  84  .188  .267  .279   53  110   3   4   4   2  10
 Career High     65  159   17   38   7  1   4   19   1  2  24  36                          58   2   4   5   2   7
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 21 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0    87| .000  .260| .000  .319| .000  .366| .000  .685|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1970 23 CIN NL    9    7    0   0.0   107| .125  .272| .222  .345| .125  .415| .347  .760|  -5  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1971 24 CIN NL   19   21    0   0.0    88| .000  .254| .000  .319| .000  .372| .000  .691|-100  .000  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1972 25 CIN NL  111   91    6   1.8    87| .186  .250| .211  .317| .284  .369| .495  .685|  44  .182  -7.4  -0.8   0%
 1973 26 CIN NL  139  104    8   2.1    92| .151  .257| .268  .325| .227  .382| .495  .706|  42  .210  -8.9  -0.9 100%
 1974 27 CIN NL  129  100   10   2.7    94| .225  .261| .258  .333| .333  .378| .591  .710|  66  .303  -5.8  -0.6 100%
 1975 28 CIN NL  189  134   14   2.8    98| .182  .268| .291  .339| .245  .387| .536  .725|  49  .314 -10.1  -1.0 100%
 1976 29 CIN NL  168  125   16   3.4    93| .248  .265| .311  .332| .379  .378| .690  .709|  94  .423  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1977 30 CIN NL  135  104    7   1.8   105| .137  .272| .244  .340| .205  .414| .449  .753|  22  .153 -13.1  -1.3  50%
 1978 31 SEA AL  106   77    9   3.1    94| .215  .261| .305  .326| .333  .385| .638  .711|  80  .355  -2.3  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1007  765   70   2.5    95| .188  .262| .267  .331| .279  .384| .546  .715|  53  .268 -56.0  -5.7  57%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 21 CHC NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.10 9.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1970 23 CIN NL C 4 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 1.50 5.95 3.00 6.85 2 18.0 0 0 3 0 1971 24 CIN NL C 4 7 2 0 0 1.000 .989 2.25 5.62 3.86 6.34 2 21.0 0 0 0 1 3B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 2.30 2.65 2.81 2 17.0 1972 25 CIN NL C 36 148 9 1 2 .994 .987 4.36 5.87 5.54 6.61 28 255.0 3 4 6 7 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 8.40 10.29 9.77 0 7.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.88 0 5.0 1973 26 CIN NL C 42 170 9 1 3 .994 .987 4.26 5.58 5.33 6.34 33 302.0 4 12 13 6 3B 5 2 1 1 0 .750 .938 0.60 2.50 1.89 2.90 0 14.3 1974 27 CIN NL C 49 208 13 6 1 .974 .985 4.51 5.37 6.24 6.12 33 319.0 3 13 19 5 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 4.50 3.15 0 2.0 1975 28 CIN NL C 63 186 14 2 5 .990 .985 3.17 5.24 4.21 6.03 45 427.3 2 19 23 2 1976 29 CIN NL C 54 235 21 6 1 .977 .986 4.74 5.16 6.00 5.96 40 384.0 1 13 35 9 1977 30 CIN NL C 50 194 15 3 3 .986 .985 4.18 5.54 6.05 6.49 31 311.0 4 13 17 10 1978 31 SEA AL C 40 127 9 3 1 .978 .983 3.40 4.86 4.33 5.53 33 282.7 1 7 30 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1972 25 CIN NL 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 8.40 10.29 9.77 0 7.0 1971 24 CIN NL 3B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 2.30 2.65 2.81 2 17.0 1972 25 CIN NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.88 0 5.0 1973 26 CIN NL 3B 5 2 1 1 0 .750 .938 0.60 2.50 1.89 2.90 0 14.3 1974 27 CIN NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 4.50 3.15 0 2.0 1968 21 CHC NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.10 9.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1970 23 CIN NL C 4 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 1.50 5.95 3.00 6.85 2 18.0 0 0 3 0 1971 24 CIN NL C 4 7 2 0 0 1.000 .989 2.25 5.62 3.86 6.34 2 21.0 0 0 0 1 1972 25 CIN NL C 36 148 9 1 2 .994 .987 4.36 5.87 5.54 6.61 28 255.0 3 4 6 7 1973 26 CIN NL C 42 170 9 1 3 .994 .987 4.26 5.58 5.33 6.34 33 302.0 4 12 13 6 1974 27 CIN NL C 49 208 13 6 1 .974 .985 4.51 5.37 6.24 6.12 33 319.0 3 13 19 5 1975 28 CIN NL C 63 186 14 2 5 .990 .985 3.17 5.24 4.21 6.03 45 427.3 2 19 23 2 1976 29 CIN NL C 54 235 21 6 1 .977 .986 4.74 5.16 6.00 5.96 40 384.0 1 13 35 9 1977 30 CIN NL C 50 194 15 3 3 .986 .985 4.18 5.54 6.05 6.49 31 311.0 4 13 17 10 1978 31 SEA AL C 40 127 9 3 1 .978 .983 3.40 4.86 4.33 5.53 33 282.7 1 7 30 3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 343 1283 92 23 16 .984 .985 4.01 5.37 5.33 6.15 247 2322.0 18 81 146 43 3B* 9 3 6 1 0 .900 .938 1.00 2.48 2.11 2.87 2 38.3 1B* 1 8 0 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 8.40 10.29 9.77 0 7.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 353 1294 98 24 17 .983 .985 3.94 5.30 5.29 6.10 249 2367
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Transactions 

April 25, 1965: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1967: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

January 9, 1969: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Ken Myette (minors) and Clarence Jones to the Cincinnati Reds for Ted Abernathy.

March 30, 1978: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

April 6, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.

February 1, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 4, 1979: Released by the Seattle Mariners.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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